Costa Rica Cruises: Ports, Ships and Things to Do

At a glance

34 current cruises call at the 10 ports Cruiseable lists under Costa Rica, on 9 ships from 7 cruise lines. The busiest of those ports is Quepos, on 32 itineraries. The lowest lead fare across those cruises is $1,399. The lines sailing the most of them are Windstar Cruises (20), Emerald Cruises (8) and Tauck River Cruises (2).

Photos of Costa Rica

Jerry Kirkhart: "This two toed young sloth was very difficult to photograph because the boat ran up against trees on the shore and the current was pretty strong. They have two toes only on their forefeet, while three on their back feet."
Wooden bowls fashioned from gourds in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.
Lyn Gateley: "Stretching along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, the Limon province is a magical mixture of mangroves, pristine beaches and tropical forests.These picturesque lowlands sustain a rich natural beauty that conservationists are working hard to protect."
A sloth in repose in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.
Roger W: "Part of Limon, Costa Rica, with the Caribbean Sea from El Faro restaurant, at the top of a hill overlooking Limon. Isla Uvita, where Christopher Columbus landed in his fourth and last voyage to the New World in 1502, is at the far left. Celebrity Equinox, our cruise ship, is at the right."
The shoreline of Puntarenas on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica at sunset.
Jump in the sparkling waters of a Costa Rica beach during a Star Clippers cruise.
You only live once! Hold on and enjoy a zipline at Playas del Coco in Costa Rica during a Windstar Cruises day trip.
A white-headed capuchin in Rios, Costa Rica.
Green heron near Quepos, Costa Rica.
Sunset near Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica in this HDR shot.
Star Clippers guests spend a day on the beach, which runs right up to the tropical rainforest in Costa Rica.
Take a trip to Costa Rica on a Windstar Cruises sailing and get up-close shots of its tropical rainforests.
Windstar Cruises guests board a tender en route to a shore excursion in Playas del Coco, a youth-oriented beach community in Costa Rica.
Blue-grey Tanager near Quepos, Costa Rica
A gathering of white-headed capuchin monkeys near Puerto Quepos, Costa Rica.
A Cherrie's Tanager having a chat with a neighbor near Quepos in Costa Rica.
Large iguana near the pool at Buena Vista, Quepos, Costa Rica.
A Central American Squirrel Monkey near Quepos, Costa Rica.
Longtail monkeys in the trees of Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.
A white-throated capuchin monkey and baby climb a tree in Costa Rica.
A long-tailed hummingbird feeds on a torch ginger in Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica.
A collared aracari, part of the toucan family, sits on a branch at Arenal Volcano National Park in Costa Rica.
Go on an adventure-filled hike in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica, on a Lindblad Expeditions getaway.

Ashore

Tours and excursions in Costa Rica

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Sailing soon

Cruises calling at Costa Rica

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Who sails here

Ships and lines that call at Costa Rica

Cruise lines

Ports

Ports in Costa Rica

Quepos32
Golfito11
Tortuga Island7
Caldera, Costa Rica
Casa Saladero, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Limon- Costa Rica
Puerto Jimenez
Puerto Moin (Costa Rica)
Puerto Quepos- Costa Rica

Numbers are current cruises calling at each port.

Overheard

“In Playa Hermosa, Koji's servers the best sushi and Japanese food in Costa Rica at wooden tables under strings of fairy lights. The ginger pork and super-fresh sushi rolls are a light alternative to plantains and gallo pinto in the heat.”

Condé Nast Traveler magazine

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